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May 23rd, 2012

May 23, 2012

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Staff Reports

The Lake Region Rangers softball team was clearly in the giving mood Tuesday, as ten errors in the field combined with a handful of mental mistakes led to a 10-9 extra-inning loss to Enosburg.
While the defense did everything they could to give the contest away, the offense kept coming back, tying or taking the lead on three different occasions after falling behind.
Ranger starter Michelle Thibeault also did her part, striking out a career high 7 batters, but in the end could not overcome a porous Ranger defense that made a least one error in every inning of play.

May 23, 2012

May 22nd

May 22, 2012

By

Christopher Roy

COVENTRY - Sunday, the Newport City Police, Vermont State Police, Newport Ambulance Service and the Newport City Fire Department responded to Acrash on Route 105 by Reed Road in Coventry.
The road is under construction and dirt.
Police released no details as of Tuesday evening.

May 22, 2012

By

Christopher Roy

NEWPORT CITY â€“ Phil White, executive director of Indoor Recreation of Orleans (IROC), asked for money from the Newport City Council Monday evening.
IROC, for the past two or three years, raised $85,000 so that area youth could enjoy the facility at no cost. Next March, IROC officials will ask area towns to support the Youth Initiative Program. The goal is to establish a sustainable source of revenue for youth programming at IROC.

May 22, 2012

By

Christopher Roy

DERBY â€“ A popular area bar is closing its doors this weekend following one last â€śgood-bye bash.â€ť
Serena Morgan, who owns Hellbillyâ€™s Hideaway at the Border Motel with her brother Ira Morgan, said they don't want to close the bar but they have no choice.
â€śThe owner of the motel refuses to pay its water tax,â€ť Morgan said Tuesday morning.

May 22, 2012

By

Laura Carpenter

HOLLAND â€“ All three members of the Holland Select Board are opposed to the proposed Derby Wind project and will hold a vote of the board on Monday, June 4, during the select boardâ€™s regular meeting. The meeting will take place at the Holland Elementary School to accommodate a potentially large turnout.

May 22, 2012

May 21st

May 21, 2012

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Jay Craven

Editorâ€™s note: Filmmaker and arts presenter Jay Craven recently completed filming of his newest picture, "Northern Borders," based on a novel by Irasburg writer Howard Frank Mosher. This tribute was written for the occasion of a recent Burlington Book Festival which was dedicated to Mosher. Because of his work adapting Mosher novels into films, Craven was asked to deliver the dedication speech. The following is the first of two installments of Jayâ€™s tribute.
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May 21, 2012

By

Demian Warner

DERBY, VT - The Dandelion Festival could not have picked a more beautiful weekend in which to celebrate our area's magnificence.
Canadian marathoner Christian Vachon from Magog, Quebec, was the winner of the half-marathon, completing the course in a time of 1:23:49, well ahead of the competition. Christian's closest competitor was Russell Primeau, who finished second with a time of 1:29:14.
It was a befitting victory for Vachon, considering the generous donation his charity, the Christian Vachon Foundation, made to IROC and the event.